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Census of Population and Housing, 1980 [United States]: 1979 County and MCD By Zip Code (ICPSR 8051)

Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary:

This data collection relates ZIP codes to counties, to
standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSAs), and, in New England,
to minor civil divisions (MCDs). The relationships between ZIP codes
and other geographical units are based on 1979 boundaries, and changes
since that time are not reflected. The Census Bureau used various
sources to determine ZIP code-county or ZIP code-MCD relationships. In the
cases where the sources were confusing or contradictory as to the
geographical boundaries of a ZIP code, multiple ZIP-code records (each
representing the territory contained in that ZIP-code area) were
included in the data file. As a result, the file tends to overstate
the ZIP code-county or ZIP code-MCD crossovers. The file is organized by ZIP
code and is a byproduct of data used to administer the 1980
Census. Variables include ZIP codes, post office names, FIPS state and
county codes, county or MCD names, and SMSA codes.

This data collection relates ZIP codes to counties, to
standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSAs), and, in New England,
to minor civil divisions (MCDs). The relationships between ZIP codes
and other geographical units are based on 1979 boundaries, and changes
since that time are not reflected. The Census Bureau used various
sources to determine ZIP code-county or ZIP code-MCD relationships. In the
cases where the sources were confusing or contradictory as to the
geographical boundaries of a ZIP code, multiple ZIP-code records (each
representing the territory contained in that ZIP-code area) were
included in the data file. As a result, the file tends to overstate
the ZIP code-county or ZIP code-MCD crossovers. The file is organized by ZIP
code and is a byproduct of data used to administer the 1980
Census. Variables include ZIP codes, post office names, FIPS state and
county codes, county or MCD names, and SMSA codes.

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Citation

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1980 [UNITED STATES]: 1979 COUNTY AND MCD BY ZIP CODE. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1981. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1982. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08051.v1